SOOTHING RITUALS

Give your portable gadgets and your body a break, and indulge in these sensorial experiences.

BEST SLEEP MASSAGE

STARHILL SPA VILLAGE, JW MARRIOTT HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR Deep Sleep, RM650 for two hours Lavender and clary sage essential oils, check. Sleep-inducing massage techniques and 432Hz-tuned music, check and check. Consider Starhill Spa Village’s Deep Sleep as one of your solutions for insomnia and jet lag. An essential-oil-infused bath and a full-body massage assure a peaceful night’s sleep, as it retunes your body’s circadian rhythm to a more balanced state. Perfect as a partner experience in the spa’s couple’s suite, too. 183 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03-2719 8343.

MOST SENSORIAL TREATMENT

BANYAN TREE SPA, BANYAN TREE KUALA LUMPUR Tailored For Your Senses, RM700 for two hours “With best views above the city, this session already offers a sensorial uplift, even more in the luxurious environs of this dreamy Eastern-chic spa. Curate your experience from a menu of seven Asian-inspired treatments—I highly recommend the Nusantara massage with the herbal poultice, and an all-natural body scrub or facial—and let the therapists work their best. And when you’re done by evening, the glow of the city lights below remind you just what special bliss you’re in.”—NK 2 Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03-2113 1888.

BEST HOT STONE MASSAGE

NAILS ON WHEELS Hot Stone Massage, RM320 for 90 minutes “This is now one of my favourite ways to wind down after a long week—a hot stone massage in the comfort of my own home. Warmed with a professional electric massage stone heater, and coupled with my technicians’ firm pressure, I loved how soothing the stones felt along the sides of my spine, palms, and feet, and how it could easily ease all discomforts effortlessly.”—AL Tel: 012-689 9293.